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him up in honor today owe it to him to build a permanent partnership between , for the and africans education of our children, for the solution of our problems, for the resolution of our differences, for the elevation of what is best about us all. that is what we owe to nelson and her to amy beal family, and to all of those who have sacrificed. for those 10,000 long days and the shiny example sent the clear understanding that a man who has given up so much of his life can give us that even more important than the sacrificed yesterday is what you are doing with today and what you will do with tomorrow. for that is the thing that always humbles me when i am with nelson mandela, the sense of serenity and peace and engagement in the moment. we so i say to all of you should not waste our day is. we should make more of our days. mr. mandela waited a very long time to actually do something for his people rather than just to be something to keep their hearts and hopes alive. and every day i watch him, that is what he does. so should we. in forgiving those who imprisoned him, he reminded us of the mos
him up in honor today owe it to him to build a permanent partnership between , for the and africans education of our children, for the solution of our problems, for the resolution of our differences, for the elevation of what is best about us all. that is what we owe to nelson and her to amy beal family, and to all of those who have sacrificed. for those 10,000 long days and the shiny example sent the clear understanding that a man who has given up so much of his life can give us that even more...
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he and she launched the british for education for every child. he warned us when we had that mozambique, ence in he said to get every child to school, we would have to end hild labor and child marriage and child trafficking and we would have to end the discrimination against girls that he and his wife have been involved in ever since. nelson mandela, at the beginning of his conference said the cause was so rgent, they have now come out of retirement so that he could prosecute the cause. and at the end of the press onference, he said it's now up to the younger generation and he was returning to his retirement now. i visited in south his son he week that died of aids. in mourning and grieving about he events, he came out to the press with me and he said that ids is not to be treated as a moral judgment. like what he ated a disease and greatness for cure. his greatness was a greatness of the human soul. mrk, my good fortune was to meet nelson mandela not so long after he left prison. i remember the first greeting. of the british empire. he flashed t
he and she launched the british for education for every child. he warned us when we had that mozambique, ence in he said to get every child to school, we would have to end hild labor and child marriage and child trafficking and we would have to end the discrimination against girls that he and his wife have been involved in ever since. nelson mandela, at the beginning of his conference said the cause was so rgent, they have now come out of retirement so that he could prosecute the cause. and at...
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and compulsory education for a period of at least 9 years. everywhere we must reinculcate the culture of learning and of teaching and make it possible for this culture to thrive. [applause] we must combat such social pathologies as widespread poverty, the break down of family life, crime, alcohol and drug abuse, the abuse of children, women and the elderly and the painful reality of street children. we are giving urgent attention to the long waiting lists for the payment of social grants which have developed in some areas, owing to lack of funds. i am especially pleased that we have a ministry dedicated to the issue of the environment. its work must impact on many aspects of national activity and address the question of the well-being of society as a whole and the preservation of a healthy environmental future even for generation not yet born. as we began this address, we borrowed the words of ingrid jonker to focus on the plight of the children our country. i would now like to say that the government will, as a matter of urgency, attend to t
and compulsory education for a period of at least 9 years. everywhere we must reinculcate the culture of learning and of teaching and make it possible for this culture to thrive. [applause] we must combat such social pathologies as widespread poverty, the break down of family life, crime, alcohol and drug abuse, the abuse of children, women and the elderly and the painful reality of street children. we are giving urgent attention to the long waiting lists for the payment of social grants which...
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we must champion a new training and education model. we have to invest in training and education. maximize the agility across our entire enterprise. defensiveprise is the intelligence agency headquarters and our national capital region footprint, which is significant, all of the joint intelligence operations centers and commands and all of the service intelligence centers. the army, and record, intelligence david just agency, the marines, it belongs to the air force right over here. the parkway, that the loss to the navy. it is all part of our enterprise. we have to ensure we are invest make thend basically right investments in these highly talented intelligence officers we have. for us, it is a significant investment. we do not want to leave a decade of war with all the six periods we have and then stop investing, particularly in the young workforce that we have, the what we call below 40 workforce we have. prior to 9/11, we were generally about close to 70% from the age of 40 over the last decade, we have shifted not completely around, but more than 50% are under the age of the.
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and also within education advocacy group here in the district. i'm just wondering if you have a suggestions for us early career scientists. how should we keep moving forward in the next couple of years? it is going to be tough, even if we can reach some sort of a deal at the house. samantha, you are the voice of the young scientists that i am most concerned about. i appreciate you coming in. i'm glad you're moving to science policy. we need expertise there as well. at the same time, i think that there are many people in your situation who really would like to continue to research and are quite challenging to identify the path forward for them to move forward. at the nih we're doing everything we can to provide the kind of support. grantsincreasing the that are bridge between a postdoctoral and an independent baccalaureate. we are also making it possible for individuals who come in for their very first nih grant application to compete against each other, instead of competing against established investigators, trying to give first-time investigator
and also within education advocacy group here in the district. i'm just wondering if you have a suggestions for us early career scientists. how should we keep moving forward in the next couple of years? it is going to be tough, even if we can reach some sort of a deal at the house. samantha, you are the voice of the young scientists that i am most concerned about. i appreciate you coming in. i'm glad you're moving to science policy. we need expertise there as well. at the same time, i think...
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but it's not that the education for the medical services that it provided, seems to me like next to null. and i was wondering, also, if there was any way that you could give an earned income credit like for parents who have children for seniors with a -- [inaudible] for family taken care of in home. thank you. >> guest: yeah. the latter is an idea that may be part of -- i can certainly imagine that idea. you know, this society is changing greatly with the demographic shifts, and that will require some changes in government policy, you know, whether it is as we were talking about before some change in the eligibility age of social security or medicare, but also because more families will have a lot of aging boomers like me armed the house to take care of. and an awful hot of families -- awful lot of families understand the -- i don't want to say the burdens, because it's your father or your mother or somebody that you care about deeply, but as families become caregivers, there may eventually be some federal response to that. one of the most difficult policy issues right now when we talk a
but it's not that the education for the medical services that it provided, seems to me like next to null. and i was wondering, also, if there was any way that you could give an earned income credit like for parents who have children for seniors with a -- [inaudible] for family taken care of in home. thank you. >> guest: yeah. the latter is an idea that may be part of -- i can certainly imagine that idea. you know, this society is changing greatly with the demographic shifts, and that will...
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the need and amount of developmental and remedial education being required in higher education. the rapid expansion of innovation model and need and enrollment. not to mention the increase scrutiny on student outcomes most notely highlighted by the president's recent proposal to tie student aid to student outcomes at the institutional level. the disparity between the families is quite staggering. when researched most low-income student either do not prepare or attend college because they didn't know or didn't believe that student aid funding would be available to them. in many instance it is showed the lack of knowledge or confidence that funds would be there for them leads low-income students to inned aer have or doesn't match best match their academic preparedness. this is sometimes called undermatching. it would also match up nicely with some of the new innovative learning models that are being introduced prior learning assessment and competency based education program. finally to provide a super foal graduate within four years. student attending college for 15 credit hour pe
the need and amount of developmental and remedial education being required in higher education. the rapid expansion of innovation model and need and enrollment. not to mention the increase scrutiny on student outcomes most notely highlighted by the president's recent proposal to tie student aid to student outcomes at the institutional level. the disparity between the families is quite staggering. when researched most low-income student either do not prepare or attend college because they didn't...
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the working group has already developed plans for additional educational materials and training and conducting the aforementioned risks. i also want to recognize and thanks my colleagues and their staffs for the support they are providing on these initiatives which are in addition to their independent work that they do. finally, i want to underscore by mr. king that cybersecurity is an ongoing issue that demands" nation in partnership among all of the agencies including the critical role of the telik -- the telik communication sector and various financial market utilities. this is another area where treasury plays -- lays an important role. >> are there other comments? if not, i would ask that we move to the next item on our agenda. thank you for those presentations information this an ongoing effort because it truly is an ongoing issue that we have to deal with and keep dealing with. thank you. item is to have a burner -- have dick burner give us analysis. >> i appreciate the opportunity to report to the council. today i will discuss three broad areas of our work. first i would ascribe tools
the working group has already developed plans for additional educational materials and training and conducting the aforementioned risks. i also want to recognize and thanks my colleagues and their staffs for the support they are providing on these initiatives which are in addition to their independent work that they do. finally, i want to underscore by mr. king that cybersecurity is an ongoing issue that demands" nation in partnership among all of the agencies including the critical role...
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we used to call each other and share ideas on tax reform, on education reform. on getting things done. we love the environment on you can actually achieve results. that's the great thing of being a governor. i look at so many of the members of the utah state legislature who are here. and with each one of them, i can tell you stories about how we were able to get things done and the can-do attitude. it was remarkable. joe then went on to the senate and became terribly frustrated with the culture that existed on capitol hill, something that evan knows a lot about. i went on to china to become our senior diplomat running the embassy there. and we kind of regrouped a little bit later when joe and nancy jacobson, who was the power behind no labels initially came and said would you like to become part of the o labels movement. what on earth is no labels? is it a third party effort to kind of ship wreck the republicans and the democrats. is it a bunch of mushy moderates to get together to take over the world? none of the above. come to find that it is a group that resp
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we have tax credits for education. $5,000 tax credit. this is a broad agenda, how we transform communities. it will touch everyone in this city. from the first time they go to school to becoming parents. economic freedom so that will remove government obstacles to success. it will provide a generation of citizens, students, workers with a new bargain, and the government will get underway. it will treat you like an adult. it will treat everyone equally under the law, it will help parents control their children's future and their education, it will help creators have more jobs for workers. it will treat you the same way everyone else, the matter the color of your skin, what part of town you comfort. we have tried the bailouts, excessive taxation. it has not worked. it does not work. we will try a new approach. you can meet your new challenges as you rebuild your cities, it will endure and prevail. i promise you that i will work you do we do that. thank you very much. [applause] >> it is my job to sort hundreds of questions and tried to get
we have tax credits for education. $5,000 tax credit. this is a broad agenda, how we transform communities. it will touch everyone in this city. from the first time they go to school to becoming parents. economic freedom so that will remove government obstacles to success. it will provide a generation of citizens, students, workers with a new bargain, and the government will get underway. it will treat you like an adult. it will treat everyone equally under the law, it will help parents control...
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concentrated on higher education and educating himself. he is a man with three graduate degrees, including one from the u.s. naval war college, and i should add that we were proud to present him with an honorary degree here just a couple of years ago. i should not neglect to say, general flynn has been given many awards, including the defense superior service medal with three oakley's clusters, the legion of merit with an of leaf cluster, the brand star, the meritorious service medal and others that are not too numerous to mention. he is a great friend of this school, and we are honored that you could join us and the floor is yours. >> thank you. [applause] >> great. first, before i get into some formal remarks, i hopefully -- everyone got handed out one of these. it is that there are your see your you got it when you walked in. a pamphlet about the defense intelligence agency and other about who we are all we're doing a behalf of national security for this country. it will give you some idea about the direction of one of the, what i would
concentrated on higher education and educating himself. he is a man with three graduate degrees, including one from the u.s. naval war college, and i should add that we were proud to present him with an honorary degree here just a couple of years ago. i should not neglect to say, general flynn has been given many awards, including the defense superior service medal with three oakley's clusters, the legion of merit with an of leaf cluster, the brand star, the meritorious service medal and others...
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this will help local school districts educate military children. the bill will extend existing military land withdrawals in a number of places that would otherwise expire, leaving the military without critical testing and training capabilities. the bill includes a new land withdrawal to enable the marine corps to expand its training area at 29 palms. the bill provides needed funding authority for the destruction of syrian chemical weapons stockpiles and for efforts of the jordanian armed forces to secure that country's border with skier syria. earlier today, general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, wrote a whrer to the leadership of the senate and the house of representatives in which he strongly urges completion of action on the national defense authorization act this year. general dempsey's letter provides a long list of essential authorities that will lapse if this bill is not enacted. the -- and this is one just -- one paragraph that of his bill l -- his letter. the authorities are crit l cal to the nation's defense an
this will help local school districts educate military children. the bill will extend existing military land withdrawals in a number of places that would otherwise expire, leaving the military without critical testing and training capabilities. the bill includes a new land withdrawal to enable the marine corps to expand its training area at 29 palms. the bill provides needed funding authority for the destruction of syrian chemical weapons stockpiles and for efforts of the jordanian armed forces...
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to do about oing health care, education, all of the other things? my response is we're not going to get to any of that until we can first deal with the political dysfunction. attempting at we're to do. little bit like a like a fish pushing a bolder up the hill. but we've got to try. is this mic okay? it's usually the mics that you on't see that get you in trouble in washington. [ applause ] nsa,o to our friends at the we say hello, we think you're doing a great job. in any event, the senators are famous for speaking at great lengths. i won't do that to you today. that i have st say a great deal of admiration for state legislators. developed that in my own right when i became governor. is senator long still here? senator -- i see pat. pat, raise your hand. senator wong and was here. i guess he had to step out. i was elected t, governor at the ripe old age of 32. my birthday was in september i matured. 33.ook office when i was i did not serve in the state legislature. i had served as secretary of state. i'd been involved politically. but i had a chanc
to do about oing health care, education, all of the other things? my response is we're not going to get to any of that until we can first deal with the political dysfunction. attempting at we're to do. little bit like a like a fish pushing a bolder up the hill. but we've got to try. is this mic okay? it's usually the mics that you on't see that get you in trouble in washington. [ applause ] nsa,o to our friends at the we say hello, we think you're doing a great job. in any event, the senators...
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the first issue is education, education, education. and intervention, intervention, intervention. and having the funds for things like conflict resolution in schools and teaching teachers how to see it. we need to have funds for intervention. some of this is stuff that we can do. some of this is stuff that we have guidance counselors and social workers in schools to enforce. some of this is how kids see a trusting adult. as part of our intervention at aft, we have rubber bands. ours is purple and says "see a bully, stop a bully." the latest research seems to suggest that if you confront a bully and tell them to stop, most of the time that will work. we have to educate and we have to confront and we have to actually pay attention to the interventions for both those who are bullied and those who bully. to that extent, we need the policy to make that a reality. but if the policies do not happen, it will be worse. we have worked with the administration about this. we are big promoters of the bullying movie. we have worked with the rfk foundation about this. we have worked with the car
the first issue is education, education, education. and intervention, intervention, intervention. and having the funds for things like conflict resolution in schools and teaching teachers how to see it. we need to have funds for intervention. some of this is stuff that we can do. some of this is stuff that we have guidance counselors and social workers in schools to enforce. some of this is how kids see a trusting adult. as part of our intervention at aft, we have rubber bands. ours is purple...
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where women and girls are given the chance to be educate and to get the health care they deserve to have. we know that societies benefit. where women and girls can participate in peacemaking and peacebuilding as full members of societies trying to resolve conflicts. we know that resolution is more likely to be sustained. so it's a great honor for me to have this award, but it just is a reminder of how much more we have yet ahead of us to accomplish. to sure that tom's dream, tom's life, the examples of the award e recipient with us and those unable to come like the dalai lama bring out in each of us our own commitments to what we will do to further the cause of human rights universal human rights for every man, woman, boy and girl in the world. it is certainly what tom would expect us to do. to hold high his ideal. bicepping this award and knowing tom wouldn't let me off the hook otherwise. it's something i will continue to be committed to in every way that i can with every fiber of my being. because the kind of world we want is a tbhorld which the nelson mandelas and the tom lantoss can
where women and girls are given the chance to be educate and to get the health care they deserve to have. we know that societies benefit. where women and girls can participate in peacemaking and peacebuilding as full members of societies trying to resolve conflicts. we know that resolution is more likely to be sustained. so it's a great honor for me to have this award, but it just is a reminder of how much more we have yet ahead of us to accomplish. to sure that tom's dream, tom's life, the...
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it's been a win-win situation and we are now cooperating in things like education and technology. for example, we are connecting every single -- with broadband in fiber optics. this will be the first country that will be completely connected in latin america. how can we use that infrastructure and technology to better combat poverty, to take the benefits of technology. those are the types of challenges that the u.s. could help us a lot. you have the know-how. you have the universities. you have the software industries and there we can really create a lot of synergies. so, i come here full of optimism and full of good intentions, good intentions that are becoming realities. the facts are there. i don't say the international monetary fund says colombia's one of the best performing in the world and the social indicators. i'm not saying it. it's the human development or graham of oxford university that assaying colombia has a model that should be replicated worldwide. i am proud that this is happening in my country and that is the success story of that i wanted to share with you. than
it's been a win-win situation and we are now cooperating in things like education and technology. for example, we are connecting every single -- with broadband in fiber optics. this will be the first country that will be completely connected in latin america. how can we use that infrastructure and technology to better combat poverty, to take the benefits of technology. those are the types of challenges that the u.s. could help us a lot. you have the know-how. you have the universities. you have...
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the people in the service these days are much more highly educated and well trained. they are dealing with complex software systems and they are costing more because we invest a lot more in them and it costs more to retain them. there are opportunities in the private sector that are greater. part of the thing driving these military personnel costs to some degree is the technological advancement and the fact that we are expecting -- what we are expecting out of them in terms of training and performance is higher than it was 23 years ago. host: earlier you mentioned the cost of military pay. a "new york times" op-ed last month suggested that military pay should be put on the table. host: do you think it is likely that pay would be a target as the pentagon looks to cut costs? guest: i think that pay as a target is an interesting idea. i don't think anyone is going to flat-out reduce military pay. "the new york times" editorial notes this is a politically and emotionally fraught area of the budget to be debating. i cannot imagine an area where people would be saying you a
the people in the service these days are much more highly educated and well trained. they are dealing with complex software systems and they are costing more because we invest a lot more in them and it costs more to retain them. there are opportunities in the private sector that are greater. part of the thing driving these military personnel costs to some degree is the technological advancement and the fact that we are expecting -- what we are expecting out of them in terms of training and...
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what about health care, education and all these other things? my response is, we're not going to get to any of that until we can first deal with the political dysfunction. so that's what we are attempting to do. it may seem like a little bit pushing a boulder up the hill but we've got to try. okay -- in washington it is usually the mic state you don't see get you in trouble. [laughter] so to our friends at the nsa, we say hello. we think you're doing a great job las. [laughter] senators are famous for speaking at great length. i want to do today but let me say i have a great deal of admiration for state legislators. i developed that in my own right when i became governor. by the way, is the sender long still? path, raise your hand. senator miller is here from a indiana and senator long was a. i guess it just about. but in any event, one of our regrets i was elected at the ripe old age of 32. my birthday is in september so i have matured by the time it took office i was 33. i regretted not served in the state legislature. i served as secretary of
what about health care, education and all these other things? my response is, we're not going to get to any of that until we can first deal with the political dysfunction. so that's what we are attempting to do. it may seem like a little bit pushing a boulder up the hill but we've got to try. okay -- in washington it is usually the mic state you don't see get you in trouble. [laughter] so to our friends at the nsa, we say hello. we think you're doing a great job las. [laughter] senators are...
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environment in which israel is confident about its security and a lot of the old barriers to commerce and educational exchange and all that has begun to break down, that's something that the young people of gaza are going to want. and the pressure that will be placed for the residents of gaza to experience that same future is something that is going to be i think overwhelmingly appealing. but that is probably going to take place during the course of some sort of transition period. and the security requirements that israel requires will have to be met. and i think that is able -- that we can accomplish that, but ultimately it's going to be something that requires everybody to stretch out of their comfort zones. and the one thing i will say to the people of israel is that you can be assured whoever is in the office i currently occupy, democrat or republican, that your security will be uppermost on our minds. that will not change. and that should not mean you let up on your vigilance in terms of wanting to look out for your own country. it does -- it should give you some comfort, though, that you have t
environment in which israel is confident about its security and a lot of the old barriers to commerce and educational exchange and all that has begun to break down, that's something that the young people of gaza are going to want. and the pressure that will be placed for the residents of gaza to experience that same future is something that is going to be i think overwhelmingly appealing. but that is probably going to take place during the course of some sort of transition period. and the...
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it provides credit for homes, cars and education. it helps small businesses by inventory and meet payroll. and it helps large employers hedge risks so that sudden changes to not mean layoffs or shutdowns. we made tough choices and significant progress for reforming our financial system. every day, more change comes not just on paper but in the way banks, private funds exchanges and clearing houses do their business. as we move forward and as new higher standards are phased in, the changes will be even more parent. more apparent. and our financial system will be more secure. he cousin is always evolving, this is work that, by its basic nature, is never finished and is our ongoing obligation to remain vigilant and responsive to identify best to a dynamic and changing financial system. thank you very much. [applause] >> on c-span tonight, president obama at the white house hanukkah reception. after that, the democratic steering committee overhearing expiring unemployment benefits. later, house majority leader cantor and hoyer on the u.n
it provides credit for homes, cars and education. it helps small businesses by inventory and meet payroll. and it helps large employers hedge risks so that sudden changes to not mean layoffs or shutdowns. we made tough choices and significant progress for reforming our financial system. every day, more change comes not just on paper but in the way banks, private funds exchanges and clearing houses do their business. as we move forward and as new higher standards are phased in, the changes will...
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he was a white south african communist, founding member of -- [inaudible] he'd been educated at the elysee london school of economics, and he was a strong believer in the arms struggle. and i said to him you're a member of the south african communist party, it was often argued at the time by the south african government that you, your people, you and your colleagues were trained in the soviet union. was it true? and he said, yes, it was true, we were trained in the ukraine. and i i said why did you believe in the arms struggle, particularly as nelson mandela decided on a political solution? he said we believed that the white afrikaners would never give up power peacefully, it would only be the arms struggle that would get them out of power. i said to him, is that what they taught you in the soviet union? and i remember he grinned, he said, no, no, that's what they taught me at the elysee. [laughter] i lived and worked in southern africa for two years in the 1960s, but i got to know south africa well, and i have to confess at that time i, too, assumed that there would be no peaceful resolut
he was a white south african communist, founding member of -- [inaudible] he'd been educated at the elysee london school of economics, and he was a strong believer in the arms struggle. and i said to him you're a member of the south african communist party, it was often argued at the time by the south african government that you, your people, you and your colleagues were trained in the soviet union. was it true? and he said, yes, it was true, we were trained in the ukraine. and i i said why did...